Last week my head said, "I'm gone!" My options. Go with it OR continue doing the very things that were pushing me into a hole. I went. I went online, found the anticipated snow storm pattern, found a cabin tucked away in the middle of nowhere and hit RESERVE, packed and then I was gone. … Continue reading My real journey through the snow
You know how you count your blessings? You look past the things you can touch and buy and say, 'Amen.' to what you have. You look past the people and journey you have been graced to have experience and recognize where good things come from and say, 'Thank you.' And you look up knowing that … Continue reading FAVORED
Which is easier? To drive to the store and purchase those Sour Patch and Milky Way bars (okay those are my personal weaknesses) OR Go grab a banana or the grapes you purchased last week from the kitchen? How about if you had both snacks (healthy and unhealthy) in your kitchen which are you … Continue reading 2019: Choosing Fruit
The tree. The lights. The joyous carols that fill the air. The star that beckons from above the evergreen limbs. All of those remind me that THIS day Christmas isn't another 24 hours you can turn to and through on a calendar. This wondrous day we celebrate was birthed from God's heart... Is our greatest … Continue reading Christmas…for One
How do you know it's Christmas? The Christmas hymns and carols FILL the air like the emails notifying us of LAST MINUTE DEALS. Everybody is checking their list for the 3rd and 4th time... feeling wonderful UNLESS somebody tries to cut in line! No cuts without an invitation please. The recipe books … Continue reading Christmas… for two
Do you remember watching the Jetson's as a kid? All of those super efficient and speedy gadgets that kept George and the whole family hopping from one thing to the next seemingly with little to no effort yet also with little to no down time. No extended meal times to visit. No cooperating to start … Continue reading Taking the Long Cut
If you had a child, just one child, and you couldn't be the one to hold it, nurture it, teach it, love it - whom would you entrust him/her to? Your hope, your baby, your legacy - left to another heart and set of hands. Who will cultivate the heart, mind and spirit of your … Continue reading The Mary in my Christmas
